Adcom GFR-700 Bedienungsanleitung

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This sym bol is intende d to al er t the us er to the pre sence of unin sulated dang erous voltage within th e prod uct’s enclosure that ma y be of sufficie nt magni tud e to constitute ri sk of fire or elect ric s hock. This sy mbol is intende d to a ler t the us er to the pre sen ce of impo rt ant op erating an d maintenance instr uc tions in[...]

3 GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual w w w .adc om. com T ab le o f C on ten ts Ch a p t e r 1 - Welco m e Int roduction ………………………………………………… 5 Key F eatu res ………………………………………………… 5 Unpacking t he GFR- 700 ……………………………… 5 Placi ng the GFR- 700 ………………[...]

4 GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Impo r tant Sa fe ty Instr uction s • Read all the safety and oper ating instruc tion s before con - nec ting or u sing this unit. • Retain this n otice and the ow ner’ s manual for future refer - ence. • All war nings on t he unit and in its op erating instr uctio ns shou ld be adhere d to. • All oper ating an[...]

5 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual In tr oduct ion Int roducing Adcom ’ s new take on the A/V Receive r: the no-nonsense GFR- 700. Who hasn ’ t gr own wea r y of manufact urers clai ming eve r y produc t on off er as redefining som e el usive “stand ards ” or idea li zing the ever pop ular cat ch-a ll ,[...]

6 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual P la cing th e GFR - 7 00 Plac e the GFR - 700 on a s table , v ibrat ion- fr ee surfac e awa y fr om mois ture and out of dir ect sunl ight . Y our Adcom deal er w ill be pleased to show you many dif - f erent typ es of audio /video equipment racks and cab inets. The GFR - 700’ s rear panel is[...]

7 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual F r ont P ane l Ov er v ie w The fol lowing is a n overv iew of the GFR - 70 0 fr ont panel . 1 Standby button P ow ers t he G FR - 7 00 on and o ff ( S ta nd by mo de ). • The rea r panel power sw itc h must be on f or this but ton to functi on. • The Pow er LED glows ambe[...]

8 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Re mot e Con tro l O v er v ie w The fol lowing is an over view of the GFR - 70 0 remot e con trol butt ons and their opera tions. Note: The GFR - 700 is a programmab le remote tha t can be “taught ” to cont rol vir tual ly any componen t in your ho me theat er system . T o program the remo t[...]

9 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual 1 0 Mem button In T uner mode , s tores the selected sta tion as a preset . 1 1 Bass button Prog rammabl e button. 1 2 T rebl e button Prog rammabl e button. 1 3 Sleep button Sets the sleep timer to power the GFR - 700 off af ter a sp ecified length of time (30~ 1 80 min - ute[...]

10 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Re ar P ane l Overv ie w The fol lowing is a n overv iew of the GFR - 70 0 rea r panel.                            ?[...]

1 1 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual 6 Analog audio inputs /outputs • Audio 1 ~4 inputs ( R /L) - Connects to the l ine outputs of up to four anal og audio sourc e components. • Audio 3~ 4 output s ( R /L) - Connect s to the l ine inputs of up to two anal og audio re- cor ding c omponents. • Aux o utput ( [...]

12 C hap ter 1 - W e lc ome GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Disp la y Ove r v iew The fol lowing is a n overv iew of the GFR - 70 0 on-scr een and fron t panel dis plays. 1 Video source Displa ys the selected video so urc e . 2 Audio sourc e Displa ys the selected audio sour ce . • In T uner mode , d isplays the sel ected t uner f requenc y . 3 Surroun[...]

13 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual C onnecti ons Ov er view The GFR- 700 is the heart and soul of your entertai n- ment system . Al l roads lead to it (fr om your input devices ), and al l roa ds le ad from it (to your output devices ). In this chap ter , you w ill connect the GFR - 700 to the various comp[...]

14 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual A M /F M Ante nna C onnecti ons F ollo w these steps to connect the suppli ed A M/F M ant ennas to the GFR - 700. Connecting the A M Loop A ntenna 1 Ass embl e the antenn a. • Rota te the base until i t snaps in to plac e . 2 Connect the ant enna. • Locat e the A M an tenna inputs. • [...]

15 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Notes: • T o sel ect the sour ce compo- nent you connec te d, pr ess the cor responding Vi deo 1 ~4 but - ton on t he remo te c ontr ol or f ront panel . • T o confi gure your video sourc e , see page 3 3. • F or ba sic audio / v ideo pl ayb ack opera tions, se e p[...]

16 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual                                      ?[...]

17 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Compo nent/ Pr o gr essiv e Scan C onnections The GFR - 700 fea tures four Componen t v ideo inputs f or c onne ction to DVD pla yers , digi tal Cabl e T V box - es, digita l s at ell ite rec eivers , HDT V recei vers/ tuners , and more . Component v ideo is the best ava [...]

18 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Digita l Au dio C onne ctions The GFR- 700 fea tur es six digita l audio inputs— three coaxial and thr ee optic al— to rece ive mul ti-cha nnel bi tstrea ms fr om your DVD play er or other digita l au- dio sourc e component. Connecting Di gital Audio Components 1 Choose an ava ilabl e d[...]

19 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual HDMI C onnecti ons Using the HDMI Jacks HDMI, or High Definit ion Mult imedia Int er fa ce , is an advanc ed audi o/ vide o connection met hod tha t trans - f ers ful l- bandw idth , uncompressed digi tal audi o and video signals o ver a sing le cabl e . As a resul t, di[...]

20 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Ex ter na l Deco der Con nectio ns If you’ re a tr ue audioph ile , you ’ re probabl y fam il - iar with DVD-Audi o and SACD , mult i-channel audio f ormats that requir e their own decoding and unique connection methods. F ollo w thes e steps to connect a DVD , DVD-A, or SAC D play er w[...]

21 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual CD/T ape Pl a ye r Con nection s F ollo w these steps t o connect a CD or tape pla yer to the GFR - 700. Connecting a CD Pla yer 1 Using RC A cabl es, connect the audi o o utputs on your CD pla yer to the CD inpu t s on the GFR - 700. • If your CD play er is e quipped w[...]

22 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual T V/Mo ni tor C onnecti ons There a re f o ur wa y s to connect the G FR- 700 to a T V , moni tor , or other displa y dev ice: • Composi te Video • S- Video • Component /Pr ogressiv e Scan Video • HDMI Composite Video Connections 1 Using a vide o cable , connect the Monit or o utput[...]

23 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Spea k er P lac eme nt Placing y our Sp eakers T o en joy the ful l effect of your home thea ter system, it is recommended that you connect a compl ete s et of 7 . 1 -channel surr ound sou nd speak ers, incl u ding: • F ront Speak ers (L F /RF) • Cen ter Speak er (C )[...]

24 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Spea k er C onnect ions F ollo w these steps to connect your fron t ( LF / RF), cen ter (C ), and surround (L S / R S) speak ers. Fo r sub - woof er or surround back connections , see page 25 . Connecting Sp eakers 1 Route speak er w ire fr om your speake rs to the f ollo w ing GFR - 700 te[...]

25 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Ex tern al Amp li fier C onnectio ns The GFR - 700’ s buil t -i n 5 x 1 25 wat t s per c hannel am- pl ifier has more than eno ugh power for most home appl ica tions. Nevertheless , 7 . 1 prea mp outputs are pro v ided so you can hook the GFR - 700 up to an ev en big [...]

26 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Vi deo Rec or der Con nectio ns It ’ s not al ways about playback . S ometimes you want to recor d, and these days tha t means DVD r ecorders , HDD recor ders, and PVR s (such as TiV o®), in additi on to the ol d standby , the VCR. Once you ’v e connected a dual playba ck/ record de - [...]

27 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual T ape Out/A ux Con nectio ns The GFR- 700 inc ludes two addi tional sets o f R CA out - puts for connection to a tape recor der and/ or audio system . Fol low these steps to connect your audio output device t o the GFR- 700. Connecting a T ape Recorder 1 Connect the tape [...]

28 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Room 2 C onnectio ns Wa nt to lis ten to a CD in the den whi le the kids are wat chi ng a mov ie in the f amil y room ? Fol low thes e steps to c onnect the GFR- 70 0 to a sound sy stem in a second room. V ariable or Fix ed Ou tput? Befo re you connect your Room 2 s ound system , you need t[...]

29 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual C ont ro l Conn ection s Sensors, tr iggers , and PCs, oh my . If you’ ve gott en thi s far , you’ re rea ll y fine-t uning your h ome thea ter . This section is a ll about c ontrol : • Remot e IR sens ors - These al low you to cont rol your GFR - 700 even if i t i[...]

30 C ha tpe r 2 - Co nne ctio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual P ow er Con necti ons When al l connections are comple te , you’ re re ady to check the vol tage switch , plug in the power cable , and power on the GFR - 700. Checking the V oltage Switch 1 T o prev ent damage to your equipment , make sure the rear panel vol tage sw itc h is set corr ect[...]

31 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Ch a p t e r 3 - S e tu p Set up Ov er v ie w The fo llo w ing is an over view of the GFR - 700 Setup menu, i nclud ing: • Setup na vigat ion .................................. 3 2 • Input c onfigurat ion ............................... 33 • Speak er configura tion ......[...]

32 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Set up Na v iga tio n Use the f ollo w ing remot e contr ol buttons to na v iga te the Setup menu . • Main - Pr ess the M a in b utt on to select the GFR - 700. Y o u must first select the GRF - 70 0 befor e you can ac cess the Setup menu. • Setup - Press the Setup button to displa y and exit [...]

33 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Inp ut Co nfigur at ion What opt ions are a vai lable when you select an input sourc e ? The foll owing is an overv iew of the configu- rat ion settings a vai lable f or each inpu t. T o acc ess the Input Configu ration menu: 1 Pr ess the M ai n button on the remo te con trol [...]

34 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Spea k er C onfigu ra tio n What spe aker types and siz es are you usi ng? T he f ol - lo w ing is an ove r v iew of the Speaker Con figurati on menu. T o acc ess the Speake r Configura tion menu: 1 Pr ess the M ai n button on the remo te con trol . 2 Pr ess the Setup button . 3 Use the  / ?[...]

35 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual De la y Con figura tion How fa r is each sp eak er fr om your pr imary l isten- ing ar ea? The GFR- 70 0 uses this in forma tion to ca l - cula te diff erences in dis tance and adds mil l iseconds of delay if ne cessary to ensure that all audio signals rea ch your ears simul tan[...]

36 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Ch ann el Ba lanc e How can you ach ieve opt imal ba lance in vol ume lev - els f rom al l speakers? The GFR - 700 supplies individ- ual sl iders and a “pi nk noise ” test tone to aid you in bala ncing your speake r lev els. Fo r be st resul t s, it is recommended tha t you use a Sound Pressure[...]

37 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual P ro L ogic IIx /Neo:6 C onfigur ati on The GFR - 700 makes the most of your inc oming ste- reo signa ls. With the buil t -in D olb y Pr o L ogic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders, not o nl y can you sl ice , dic e , and exper tl y dis tr ibut e a st ereo sign al to seven or more speak[...]

38 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Roo m 2 Basic C onfigur ati on What input s ourc e do you want to pla y in Room 2? Once that is sp ecified, you have the option of fine tuni ng audio le vels dep ending on the requiremen ts of your R oom 2 audio system. T o acc ess the Room 2 Configura tion menu: 1 Pr ess the M ai n button on t[...]

39 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Roo m 2 Adv anc ed C onfigu ra tio n The Room 2 Advanced Config uration menu conta ins powerful tools t o cust omize and opti mize the output of the GFR - 70 0 to your seconda r y audio system . T o acc ess the Room 2 Advanced Config menu: 1 Pr ess the M ai n button on the rem[...]

40 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual S yste m Con figur at ion The S ystem C onfigurat ion menu pr ovides ini tia l pow- er , on-sc reen displa y time out s, and system tools to put the fini shing touches on your syst em setup . One critica l tool is the “Setup L ock, ” which al lows you to lock down all the settings you’ ve [...]

41 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Ana log Inpu t Le ve l The GFR - 700 al lows you to ad just the vol tage ref - erenc e leve ls independentl y for eac h of the unit ’ s seven analog audio inputs. Check the technic al spe c - ifica tions of your source components to determ ine the opti mum ref erenc e lev el s[...]

42 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Re mot e Con tro l Setup The GFR- 70 0 is a le arning remo te contr ol that is ca- pabl e of storing and ex ecuting commands for al l re- mote cont rols in your home thea ter system . In thi s way , you can el imi nat e the conf usion of using mul - tipl e remot es. This section is d iv ided int o [...]

43 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Main Commands But ton Funct ion Code main Selec ts GF R- 70 0 code s - vid 1 S elec ts VI DEO 1 codes 1 31 vid 2 S elec ts VI DEO 2 codes 1 32 vid 3 S elec ts VI DEO 3 codes 1 33 vid 4 S elec ts VI DEO 4 codes ( GDV-850) 1 34 CD Selec ts CD cod es ( GCD- 75 0) 1 3 6 tuner Select [...]

44 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Video 4 (G DV -850) Commands But ton Funct ion Code main Selec ts GF R- 70 0 code s - vid 1 S elec ts VI DEO 1 codes 1 31 vid 2 S elec ts VI DEO 2 codes 1 32 vid 3 S elec ts VI DEO 3 codes 1 33 vid 4 S elec ts VI DEO 4 codes ( GDV-850) 1 34 CD Selec ts CD cod es ( GCD- 75 0) 1 3 6 tuner S elect s G[...]

45 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual T uner Commands But ton Funct ion Code main Selec ts GF R- 70 0 code s - vid 1 S elec ts VI DEO 1 codes 1 31 vid 2 S elec ts VI DEO 2 codes 1 32 vid 3 S elec ts VI DEO 3 codes 1 33 vid 4 S elec ts VI DEO 4 codes ( GDV-850) 1 34 CD Selec ts CD cod es ( GCD- 75 0) 1 3 6 tuner S ele[...]

46 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual P rogr amm ing Re mot e Com man ds Once you ’ re fam il iar with the preprogra mmed com- mands , you ma y wish to prog ram specific buttons on the GFR - 700 remot e to cont rol your source c ompo - nents. T o do this , you w ill need: • Y our source component remote contr ol, w hic h will t ea[...]

47 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual De le ting R emo te Co mma nds Deleting a Command 1 On the GFR - 700 r emote , press the appl icabl e Source a nd Select buttons si multa neo usl y . • The or ange stat us LED and the So urc e button gl ow and rema in li t. 2 Pr ess the button wh ose function you w ish to cl ea[...]

48 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual P rogr amm ing Mac r o Butto ns If you find yoursel f repeat edly press ing the s ame se- quence of buttons whil e using your GFR- 700, then consi der taking advantag e of the buil t -in Macro fe a- tur e . M acr os all ow you to execute a ser ies of com- mands (up to ten button presses) at the to[...]

49 C hap ter 3 - Se t up w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Disc re te Re mot e Con tr ol C omma nds The GFR - 70 0 can be con trol led via its serial R S- 232 port. The ser ia l por t ca n be c onne cted t o a medi a c ontrol cen ter , PC, or ‘ dumb termina l ’ via a strai ght -through standar d 9-pin ser ial por t cable (M ALE on on[...]

50 C hap ter 3 - Se t up GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Disc re te Re mot e Con tr ol C omma nds F unc tio n De scr ipt ion Data A SCI I Surro und Right Chann el T r im - 0x4 4 D Surro und Back L eft Chann el T r im + 0 x45 E Surro und Back L eft Chann el T r im - 0 x46 F Surro und Back Ri ght Channel T r im + 0x47 G Surro und Back Rig ht Channel T r im[...]

51 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Ch a p t e r 4 - O p e r at io n s Oper ati ons Ov er view Now tha t you’ ve connected and configured your GFR - 700, it ’ s time f or the fun par t — en joying the ful l power and p erformanc e of your Adcom system. This chap ter c overs: • Basic Audio /Video Pla [...]

52 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Basi c Au dio/ Video P la ybac k F ollo w these steps to play an audio/ v ideo source component connected t o the Video 1 , V ideo 2 , Vi de o 3 , Video 4, or C D inputs. Pla ying an A V Source Component 1 Befor e you begin: • Pow er on the GFR- 700. • Pow er on your Source c omponent. ?[...]

53 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Se lecti ng Su rr ound Mode s If sourc e components are the main course in your home entertai nment cen ter , then Surround modes pro v ide the sp ecial sauce . Surround mo des process inc oming audio signa ls and distribute them to your speak ers—with eac h mo de config[...]

54 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Othe r Surr ound Mo des 7 . 1 m 2 Uses an Adcom-pr opr ietary digi tal pro- cessi ng technology t o e xpand inc oming ster eo signa ls to 7 . 1 - channe l surround sound. Use if : • Y our sourc e component is c o nnected to the an a- log or di gital a udio inputs. • Y our source audio is [...]

55 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Basi c Rec or ding F ollo w these steps make a rec ordi ng using the pla y- back and recor ding components connected to the GFR - 700. Y ou w il l first need to identi fy your S ourc e and T arget c omponents. • Source - This can be the A M/ FM tuner or any connected aud[...]

56 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual T uner Oper at ions F ollo w these steps to u se the GFR- 700’ s buil t - in A M/ FM tuner . Befor e you begin , make sure the A M/F M ant ennas are pr operly connected; see page 1 4. Selecting T uner Mod e T o select T un er mode: • Pr ess the T uner button on the r emote c ontrol . or ?[...]

57 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual S yste m Opera tions The GFR - 700 includes additi onal fea tures tha t en- hanc e the user exper ienc e , includ ing a buil t - in sleep timer and f ront panel d ispla y dimmer . Using the Sleep Timer If you enj oy fal l ing a sleep whi le watch ing T V or li s - ten ing t[...]

58 C hap ter 4 - Ope ra tio ns GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Roo m 2 Opera tio ns The Room 2 f eatu re ma kes the GFR - 70 0 a true mul ti- tasking dev ic e. F or exampl e , you can watch a movie in one room and play a CD in another at the touch of a butt on. T o use the Room 2 fea ture , you must ha ve: • An am pli fier or receiv er c onnected to t[...]

59 C hap ter 5 - He lp w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual C usto mer S upport Use the T roubleshooting cha r t o n page 6 0 to resol ve common sit uati ons tha t don ’ t requi re prof essional at - ten tion. If the in fo rmation provided does not r esolv e your probl em, please contact your Adcom dea ler or con tact the Adc om customer [...]

60 C hap ter 5 - He lp GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual T r oub les hooti ng The table below shows possi ble causes a nd solutions to common GFR- 70 0 issues. If you do no t se e the answers you need here , please c ontact your Adc om deal er or customer ser vice department ; se e page 5 9 . Symptom Possible R eas on Possible S olut ion No so und • P ow[...]

61 C hap ter 5 - He lp w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual PRE A MPLIFIER ANA LOG SECTION Input Impe dance ........................................ 47k Output Imp edance (M ain-R C A) ................< 6 0 0 Ohm Rated Input ........................................ 1 .0V rms Ma ximum Inp ut (@ 4Vrms Input Sens. ) ........ 4. 1V r ms Rate[...]

62 C hap ter 5 - He lp GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Inde x A Analog Input Level 41 Audio Cables 13 C Channel Balance 36 Connections Amplifier 25 Antenna 14 Audio/Video 15 CD Player 21 Component Video 17 Digital Audio 18 DVD Player 16 External Decoder 20 HDMI 19 IR Sensor 29 Overview 13 PC 29 P ower Cable 30 P rogressive Scan 17 R ecorder 26 R oom 2 2[...]

63 w w w .adc om. com GFR-700 Owner ’s Manual Adcom shall not be liable f or any erro rs contained h erein or for any damages ari sing out of or related to this docu ment or the informa- tion contained herein, even if Adcom has bee n advi sed of the po ssibili t y of such damages. This do cume nt is int en ded for informational and instruc tional[...]

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